The high court in Johannesburg this week set aside a tender worth more than R500m awarded to TFM Industries to supply the city with 92 fire and rescue vehicles.

StatsSA's annual "Non-financial Census of Municipalities" (NFCS) report for 2019 found that there were an estimated 2.9 million indigent households in SA.

A parliamentary committee says initiation schools in the Eastern Cape require serious intervention.

Working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic took an awkward turn for a participant in a virtual parliamentary meeting when his wife appeared out of the blue — and stark naked.

Gauteng municipalities need 205 fire trucks but only have 104, the Cogta minister told parliament in response to a question from the DA.

The department of human settlements, water and sanitation has lined up disciplinary cases and opened a number of criminal cases against officials.

Traffic law enforcement would not be an enrichment scheme for unethical, unscrupulous, greedy and corrupt officers, deputy transport minister Dikeledi Magadzi warned.

The National Treasury has set aside R10.3bn for vaccines over the next three years, with another R9bn available in an emergency fund.

More than 85% of the outstanding debt owed to municipalities in Gauteng is from household customers and represents R49.8bn.

Report reveals only 58% of supply chain managers have stipulated minimum competencies.